• Memphis Belle, Here to stay

    MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – MacDill Air Force Base’s Dale Mabry gate recently received a new addition next its current KC-135 Stratotanker small static display. A replica of the WWII B-17 Flying Fortress, Memphis Belle, was unveiled outside of the main gate of MacDill AFB, Florida, to symbolize

  • Doggone bombs: Team MacDill integrates joint force counter-IED training

    The 6th CES/EOD flight held an integrated training with 6th SFS military working dog teams, aeromedical technicians with the 927th Aeromedical Staging Squadron and veterinary technicians with the U.S. Army Public Health Activity, Fort Gordon, MacDill branch, from Dec. 9 to 13, at MacDill Air Force

  • Hat-trick win: MacDill CONS remains best in the business

    In recognition of their mission-focused business leadership in support of AMC and the Air Force operational acquisition enterprise, the 6th CONS received five individual awards, an AbilityOne team award and for the third time in four years, AMC’s Outstanding Operational Unit Award.

  • Moody Airmen exercise combat air power at MacDill

    The skill and agility of Airmen from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, were on full display at MacDill Air Force Base from Nov. 19 through Nov. 22, 2019, during exercise Mobil Tiger. The asymmetric advantage of U.S. combat troops is greatly increased by the venerable A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft.

  • Ready in a flash: MacDill exercises operational readiness

    From medical, to maintenance, mission support, to operations, every unit plays an important role in the 6th Air Refueling Wing’s mission, and each displayed their capabilities during an operational readiness exercise conducted Oct. 21 through Oct. 24 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

  • MacDill hosts 4-H National Youth Science Day

    The MacDill Youth Center and 4-H team members with Hillsborough County partnered to host their annual 4-H National Youth Science Day, Oct. 9, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

  • MacDill becomes nest for U.S. Navy Super Hornets

    Fighter aircraft rip through the skies around MacDill as the community marvels at the sound they have dubbed “the sound of freedom.”It’s a comforting sound for the U.S. Air Force who specializes in fighter aircraft.For the month of October, 18 U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft with the Strike

  • Disease prevention is the secret to longevity

    The world of medicine has proven that a healthy lifestyle combined with disease prevention can help avoid many illnesses. According to American College of Preventive Medicine, the goal of preventive medicine is to “protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being and to prevent disease,

  • MacDill’s LIFTx 2019: Leaders Inspiring for Tomorrow

    Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright described resiliency as “the ability to recover from, or adjust easily, to misfortune or change.”MacDill based its second annual Leaders Inspiring for Tomorrow (LIFTx) seminar around resiliency to continue growing this skill in its Airmen.